Central Market
Houston, TX 77027
Phone: (713) 386-1700
- Cross Street:
- Weslayan Street
- Hours:
- Daily 8am-10pm
Editorial Review for Central Market – by Citysearch Editors
The Scene
A 75,000-square-foot amusement park of food, including 600 kinds of cheese, 180 types of olive oil and 3,000 different beers and wines. One of the first sights is salsa--lab-style steel bowls, each holding creations with fresh mango, ancho, tomatillo or chipotle. Nearby loom freezers packed with boutique ice creams. Turn and run into a woman dressed in mermaid garb. She's pointing to the 75-foot seafood case, where whole fresh fish rear up from mounds of ice and attendants shout above their wares as if they're at a Boston wharf. The coffee section offers 40 different types of beans.
The Goods
Prices on some gourmet goods can be high, but you can also snag an armful of giant sunflowers for about $10. And sights like the potato shelf--where 20 kinds of tuber spill from bins like polished gems--come absolutely free.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasAttend a cooking class at Central Market's Cooking School. Stop by for a full schedule.
Know Before You GoThe Cafe on the Run is popular during lunch for sandwiches and salads. Dinners to go include gourmet salads and dips from the chef's case.
User Reviews for Central Market
03/29/2007 Posted by lilim
I went there for the first time on a Saturday and was amazed at the produce; everything I needed and them some. The only problem with this place is that it gets extremely congested. My husband and I made the mistake of getting the larger cart and came to find out that it was very difficult to move around, turn, even wait at the deli. It was a little expensive but worth it. Overall, I would say I would go there again only if I needed a specialty product only because of the massive amounts of people, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I don't blame all of these people for shopping there, Central Market has some of the best cust. service ever. and has quality products.
Pros: Customer Service, variety, selection, clean
Cons: too many people
02/25/2007 Posted by emsmwhite
The first time I ever went here 3 years ago, I spent a good 4 hours there...tasting, smelling, touching, and mostly tasting everything. Everyone at this store is extremely nice and very knowledgeable. There's a lady that works in fruits that we call the friendly fruit lady. She's always there giving free samples of the latest delicious fruit. Also, in the candy section, there's a lady who always has cool hair who knows just about everything there is to know about candy. In the coffee section, there's a bald gentleman who is absoulutely incredible and can make the best coffee reccomendations ever. The men in the meatmarket are very, very kind and knowledgeable, and there's an attractive Hispanic gentleman working there who knows pretty much everything about every meat they offer. Wanna try something in the prepared food? Just say the word. I swear, going there is like having a great afternoon snack. They have incredible potato salad, egg salad with peas (my FAVE!!!), goat cheese quesadillas, and everything else is to odie for, too. Their fresh cut fruit is definitely the freshest I've seen in a grocery store, and their cheese section is incredible! The place is a little on the high side, but, the experience is so wonderful, that you don't mind paying the extra few bucks. Check it out!
Pros: Best egg salad with peas, hands down. EXTREMELY knowledgeable staff. SO friendly!
Cons: None, I love this place!
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